inglorious

Unbroken horizons, dazzling sunsets, the sense of freedom, cocktails in the cockpit - all are implicit with sailing.

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Как-то резко повзрослела я сегодня

A small pleasure of modern life is that moment when courier arrives, proffering an enticingly wrapped parcel. No matter you've ordered the items yourself and know exactly what to expect, we're all suckers for untying smooth satin ribbon and plunging our hands into crisp tissue paper, like children at a lucky dip. There is still always a frisson as ( Read more... )

Money does not buy you happiness. But it buys you a big enough yacht to sail right up to it.

mrs.

Aesthetics. A make and model that was important in its era, and is still well thought of now. And a good racing history.

Latour
Lafite
Mouton
Margaux
Haut-Brion
Cheval Blanc (from St Emilion)
Petrus (from Pomerol)

Как безумно интересно, но как грустно жить в эпоху заката цивилизации. Быть амбициозным, полным планов, знать, что "на мой век хватит" (а может быть, и на век моих детей), но так же и быть уверенным в том, что никакого "светлого будущего" в полном смысле этого слова не предвидится ( Read more... )